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{{Q|Master Ansem. Regarding the experiment I presented the other day... With your permission, I'd like to proceed—|Xehanort to Ansem the Wise}} | {{Q|Master Ansem. Regarding the experiment I presented the other day... With your permission, I'd like to proceed—|Xehanort to Ansem the Wise}} | ||
[[File:Blank Points 03 KHBBS.png|thumb|left|200px|Braig ponders if Xehanort is Terra.]] | [[File:Blank Points 03 KHBBS.png|thumb|left|200px|Braig ponders if Xehanort is Terra.]] | ||
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Ansem does so and finally learns the full extent of Xehanort's treachery. Ansem orders his apprentices to seal off the laboratory and cease their scheme for knowledge. The order is followed, but Xehanort eventually banishes Ansem to the [[Realm of Darkness]] and ravages the world with Heartless. The Heartless, under the command of Xehanort, begin spreading to other worlds and destroy numerous ones in their mad search for hearts. One side effect of the destruction of so many worlds is the creation of [[Traverse Town]], made up of the remains of the ruined worlds and populated by the few survivors of those said worlds. | Ansem does so and finally learns the full extent of Xehanort's treachery. Ansem orders his apprentices to seal off the laboratory and cease their scheme for knowledge. The order is followed, but Xehanort eventually banishes Ansem to the [[Realm of Darkness]] and ravages the world with Heartless. The Heartless, under the command of Xehanort, begin spreading to other worlds and destroy numerous ones in their mad search for hearts. One side effect of the destruction of so many worlds is the creation of [[Traverse Town]], made up of the remains of the ruined worlds and populated by the few survivors of those said worlds. | ||
Around this time, Xehanort | Around this time, Xehanort restored the [[Master Control Program]] and [[Sark]] to the [[Hollow Bastion OS]]. He also abducted [[Kairi]], a resident of Radiant Garden]], and sent her out into the [[Sea of the Skies]], believing her to possess a connection to the Keybearer that would lead her to him, due to her having the signs of a Princess of Heart, in the hopes that he would be able to follow her and prevent the Keybearer from sealing the doors to other worlds. | ||
Xehanort makes the final pages of his report, which outline his intentions as well as those of the Heartless. The Heartless seek to consume the hearts of all living things. However, they not only seek human hearts, but the hearts of the worlds themselves. Their ultimate goal is to collect enough hearts to form the biggest heart of all, the heart in which all that exist are evolved from: [[Kingdom Hearts]]. Xehanort decides to use the Heartless' instincts to make his own plans: like Master Xehanort before him, to find Kingdom Hearts in order to gain ultimate power, control, and knowledge. Xehanort also learns that the creation of a Heartless can also lead to the creation of another creature called a [[Nobody]], beings that are left over bodies of those whose hearts have been stolen away. They transform into an inhuman state and do not truly exist as they lack a heart to make them truly live. | Xehanort makes the final pages of his report, which outline his intentions as well as those of the Heartless. The Heartless seek to consume the hearts of all living things. However, they not only seek human hearts, but the hearts of the worlds themselves. Their ultimate goal is to collect enough hearts to form the biggest heart of all, the heart in which all that exist are evolved from: [[Kingdom Hearts]]. Xehanort decides to use the Heartless' instincts to make his own plans: like Master Xehanort before him, to find Kingdom Hearts in order to gain ultimate power, control, and knowledge. Xehanort also learns that the creation of a Heartless can also lead to the creation of another creature called a [[Nobody]], beings that are left over bodies of those whose hearts have been stolen away. They transform into an inhuman state and do not truly exist as they lack a heart to make them truly live. | ||
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[[File:My Name is Ansem 02 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Xehanort stabs Braig.]] | [[File:My Name is Ansem 02 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Xehanort stabs Braig.]] | ||
Xehanort and the others eventually give themselves to the darkness to gain the ability to control all Heartless and wield the powers of darkness. They lose their hearts in the process and become powerful Nobodies. However, Xehanort is the only apprentice to have both [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|a human Heartless]] and [[Xemnas|a human Nobody]], both possessing the memories and personality traits prior to their creations. Since they possessed strong hearts and wills, Xehanort and the others are able to retain their human forms as Nobodies. Radiant Garden is almost completely destroyed, save for the castle and the mutated waterways, which had [[Hollow Bastion|several modifications]] done to it by Xehanort and the other apprentices, and most of its people are wiped out while some (like [[Leon]], [[Aerith]], [[Yuffie]], [[Cid]], and [[Merlin]]) manage to escape to places like Traverse Town. | Xehanort and the others eventually give themselves to the darkness to gain the ability to control all Heartless and wield the powers of darkness. They lose their hearts in the process and become powerful Nobodies. However, Xehanort is the only apprentice to have both [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|a human Heartless]] and [[Xemnas|a human Nobody]], both possessing the memories and personality traits prior to their creations. Since they possessed strong hearts and wills, Xehanort and the others are able to retain their human forms as Nobodies. Radiant Garden is almost completely destroyed, save for the castle and the mutated waterways, which had [[Hollow Bastion|several modifications]] done to it by Xehanort and the other apprentices, and most of its people are wiped out while some (like [[Leon]], [[Aerith]], [[Yuffie]], [[Cid]], and [[Merlin]]) manage to escape to places like Traverse Town. | ||
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- "All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different."
- —Terra-Xehanort
Terra-Xehanort, also referred to as Xehanort, Ansem, and Not-Ansem[1], is the result of Master Xehanort forcing his heart into the body of Terra. He is the human form of Ansem and Xemnas.
Story
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- "Your body submits, your heart succumbs—so why does your mind resist?"
- —Terra-Xehanort, prior to his fight with the Lingering Will
Terra-Xehanort is created in the Keyblade Graveyard when Master Xehanort uses his Keyblade to unlock his heart and possess Terra's body after the χ-blade is forged. Terra-Xehanort is forced to battle the Lingering Will, Terra's discarded Keyblade Armor that has come to life through Terra's mind, and he is knocked unconscious. The destruction of the χ-blade at the hands of Ventus and Aqua sends Terra-Xehanort to the Radiant Garden.
In the Radiant Garden, Terra-Xehanort battles Aqua, who has been led to him by Terra's voice. Terra-Xehanort is confused about his identity as a result of the battle transpiring within him between Terra's heart and the heart of Master Xehanort; it is when Terra's heart starts to gain the upper hand in this internal struggle that Terra-Xehanort uses Master Xehanort's Keyblade to rid himself of Terra's influence.[2] Terra-Xehanort falls into the Realm of Darkness, along with a "shadowy other", but Aqua sacrifices her Keyblade Armor and Keyblade to rescue him.
Following these events, Terra-Xehanort is discovered by Braig, who takes Dilan and their master, Ansem the Wise, to the young man's location. Possessing no memories whatsoever, save for the name "Xehanort," Terra-Xehanort is taken back to Ansem's castle
Some time later, Braig attempts to start a conversation with Xehanort, only to realize that the man's amnesia appears to be genuine. Despite this, Braig promises to look after Xehanort from then on.
Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II
- "You......YOU started all of this! Because of you, Riku and Kairi......."
- —Sora to the painting of Xehanort
Sora finds a painting of Xehanort while investigating Ansem the Wise's study. At first, he believes that Xehanort is Ansem the Wise, given that he is the original being of "Ansem", but following discussions with Tron and King Mickey, Sora finally realises the truth about Ansem and Xehanort, and seethes with fury at Xehanort's painting, labelling him as the cause of all the chaos and mostly Riku and Kairi's situation.
Xehanort himself appears in King Mickey's flashback, where Xehanort requests permission to proceed with an experiment but is denied by Ansem, a scenario which Mickey witnessed ten years ago. This memory is what leads Mickey to remember Xehanort's name and identify Xemnas, the leader of Organization XIII, as Xehanort's Nobody.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
In a flashback, Xehanort is confronted by Braig in the computer room of Hollow Bastion about the unconscious bodies of Even and Ienzo. Xehanort responds by summoning his old Keyblade, and as Braig begins to question as to whether Xehanort's memories have returned or if he never lost them in the first place, Xehanort stabs him in the chest, unlocking his heart. As Braig loses consciousness, Xehanort tells him, "My name is Ansem".
Following the restoration of Master Xehanort due to the destruction of Ansem and Xemnas, Terra-Xehanort is still missing, but Master Xehanort claims that Terra still belongs to him.
Personality
Upon his "birth" in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Terra-Xehanort appears to retain Master Xehanort's personality, including his knowledge of Darkness, thus being a mere younger incarnation of the elderly Keyblade Master. The only difference is the occasional interference by Terra, shown when Terra-Xehanort briefly asks Aqua who he is, and when he is briefly forced to stand still during the subsequent fight with her.
Shortly after Terra-Xehanort is defeated by the Lingering Will, and loses some of his memories, he ends up in Radiant Garden, and begins to question his existence upon meeting Aqua - by strangling her. By the time he is found by Braig, Dilan, and Ansem, he has lost all of his memories entirely—except for the name "Xehanort", although at one point, Braig insinuates that the amnesia is a mere ruse.
As one of Ansem's apprentices, Xehanort appears to have had a very professional and no-nonsense attitude, shown by his determination in his studies. He appeared to be easily annoyed by Braig and was shown to be equally as interested in the darkness of hearts as his original incarnation. Xehanort appeared frustrated when Ansem forbade him from continuing his studies and experiments, and ultimately disobeyed his master. When speaking to Xemnas, Ansem the Wise refers to Xehanort as "foolish" and that any world of his "would be an empire of ignorance".
Appearance
Terra-Xehanort's appearance is identical to Terra's, only with silver hair, darker skin and yellow eyes. He also bears a striking resemblance to Master Xehanort in his youth, and some of his physical traits are later carried on to Ansem and Xemnas.
As an apprentice under Ansem the Wise, Xehanort wears a white labcoat with rather loose sleeves that is partway zipped down. The coat also has pockets roughly where Xehanort's hips are. He wears black boots that are identical to those worn by Ansem, Xemnas, and the members of Organization XIII, with a white/silver lining along the top and an indentation on the sides. Underneath his coat, Xehanort wears a grey vest overtop a white collar shirt, along with a purple ascot around his neck. During this time, his hair is worn long, with two bangs framing his face. His eyes have gone from yellow to brown. His hair also sports three backward-facing spikes, one at the top of his head, and one on either side, just above his ears.
Abilities
Powers, attacks and magic
As a fusion of Terra and Master Xehanort, Terra-Xehanort is able to use many of these Keyblade wielders' abilities. Terra-Xehanort uses Master Xehanort's Keyblade to perform techniques like Ars Solum, a fast combo comprised of multiple hits. He can use Meteor and Quake as well, and he is one of the few bosses that is able to heal with Curaga. When in desperate need of power, Terra-Xehanort gains access to the Dark Impulse Command Style, as well as the Dark Volley and Ultima Cannon Shotlocks.
Terra-Xehanort also can call upon his "Guardian," a Pureblood Heartless-like symbiote that floats behind him and serves as both his main source of offense and defense. It has great power; the Guardian attacks Terra-Xehanort's enemies with physical blows and dark energy projectiles. It can also possess them. Terra-Xehanort's Heartless, Ansem, inherits the ability to summon the Guardian, whose first appearance in story chronology is during Terra-Xehanort's battle against Aqua Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
Weapon
Terra-Xehanort wields Master Xehanort's Keyblade; the weapon has a spiky shaft, as well as a gleaming eye of darkness near its teeth, which give the Keyblade a battle ax-like appearance. Master Xehanort's Keyblade is black and silver in coloration; it is able to unlock hearts and appears in its wielder's hand in a flash of dark energy. Another eye of darkness appears on the Keyblade's keychain; Terra-Xehanort uses this Keyblade to perform long, powerful combos, as well as several desperation attacks. When Terra-Xehanort loses his memories, he also loses his ability to wield Master Xehanort's Keyblade. A year later, however, he regains the weapon and uses it to unlock Braig's heart.
- Master Xehanort's Keyblade KHBBS.png
Master Xehanort's Keyblade.
Gallery
Terra-Xehanort as he appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
- Terra-Xehanort (with Guardian) KHBBS.png
Terra-Xehanort and the Guardian.
Trivia
- Terra-Xehanort does not serve as a boss battle until the series' sixth installment, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Until then, he was simply called "Xehanort" and was portrayed as the main antagonist of the Xehanort Saga, although Master Xehanort ended up taking that role instead.
- Terra-Xehanort's first sentences after being created mirror the speech Ansem gave to Sora when the boy confronted him at the End of the World in Kingdom Hearts.
References
- ^ Kingdom Hearts II; Donald: "It's the guy who's NOT Ansem!" / Goofy: "You mean it's his Nobody!"
- ^ Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Final Episode: "In a desparate move to rid himself of Terra once and for all, Xehanort turned his own Keyblade on himself, and began to sink into the pool of darkness that spilled forth."
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